[Mb-hair] Togetherness in Santa Ana

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Great piece Paul...
 
I pray that Michael will produce what we witnessed last night....truly
amazing!  I love the way they mixed multimedia images from the
sixties..........
 
It was awesome meeting you!
 
All my love,
 
Sherwin
 

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From: mb-hair-bounces at islandlists.com
[mailto:mb-hair-bounces at islandlists.com] On Behalf Of Paul Korda
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 4:53 PM
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Subject: [Mb-hair] Togetherness in Santa Ana


What a fantastic experience last night in Santa Ana was. Nice to meet
Jonathan, Sherwin, Charles and great to see you again Michael, after 35
years! I was so impressed by the cast that I wrote this for International
Entertainment News, my blogging tool. The pictures are attached.
Peace forever
Paul Korda
 
 

Sunday, March 13, 2005


HAIR 2005 MOVES YOUNG & OLD TO THE PRESENT 


HAIR PRODUCTION IN SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA PROVES CENSORSHIP DENIES TRUE
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE by Paul Korda  <http://www.paulkorda.com/news/>
International Entertainment News (Click on to see pictures) Saturday March
12th 2005 Phillips Hall Theatre Santa Ana 

In an adaptation of the Rock musical HAIR that remains true to the intents
of the writers, the cast of Santa Ana College's Theatre Arts Department
wowed the audience with not only a historical record of the the late sixties
culture, but brought it's meaning into the present.Director Barbara
Covington, showed a remarkable ability in casting the roles with such a fine
group of actors. Each one brought a passion to the songs that made me feel
that, even though these are young individuals who never lived in the period,
they related in an uncanny way,that made the show distinctly new again. The
confusion of youth, at the time of the Vietnam War, is reflected now in
these turbulent times. This young cast brought Hair's message, that we need
each other more than material pursuits. That the Human state is full of
variety when it is freely able to express itself. With censorship on the
rise again, it is now a crime to show parts of the human anatomy to the
public, unless of course they are torn from the main structure, as in War
footage. Though the "nude" scene was cut from this version, probably due to
it's educational affiliation, the cast made no bones about showing their
emotional nakedness, which more than made up for it. A tribe they are. It
really is hard to say that any one singer in the show stood above the rest,
and much praise should be awarded to the band directed by Jimmy Vann, for
the dynamics in emotionally charged sentiments, where the band whispered as
the singer soulfully explored the song's content. Geoffery Stewart as Claude
sang his heart out in "I got Life". Britanny Deneau as Jeanie flung herself
heartlong into "Frank Mills", and certainly mention should be made of EJ
Hindley female interpretation of Margaret Mead in "My Conviction". But
really in the final analysis, even the background harmonies were so in that
no-one could have been as good without the other, and that is what fine art
is all about!The climax of the show, "Let the Sunshine in" had the audience
singing and as the show ended to a standing ovation, the audience was
uplifted, literally by the cast taking them to the stage. Of course my being
a member of the Original London "Tribe", I felt the need to join them!Credit
must be made to D. Silveo Volonte for his futuristic scenic design, a
rooftop with the rear of a Hollywood sign, as the home of the tribe. There's
little doubt that this version of HAIR has the ability to move modern
audiences, and I hope that the show's legendary producer Michael Butler, who
attended, will see that this cast should open again, off-broadway, before it
moves on to Broadway! Paul Korda  <http://paulkorda.com/>
http://paulkorda.com/ 

 
 
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